Public Charity

WORLD SERVICES FOR THE BLIND

WORLD SERVICES FOR THE BLIND, of LITTLE ROCK, AR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.5M in revenue, $3.3M in expenses, $19.2M in total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 710208511 LITTLE ROCK, AR Blind & Visually Impaired Centers NTEE: P86 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$19.2M
Grant Records20
Funding Total$4.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ENABLE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY, LIVE FULL, PRODUCTIVE LIVES WITH DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT, AND PROMOTE POSITIVE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF BLINDNESS BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED INDEPENDENT LIVING OR JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS.

Where $100 goes at World Services for the Blind

How World Services for the Blind divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Served approximately 168 individuals through a complete personal adjustment program, thirteen vocational courses, a vision rehabilitation clinic, an assistive technology learning center, job placement assistance, and a college…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 168 individuals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Allen Mcdowell
CFO Amanda Beaudoin
BOARD MEMBER Bill Biggs
BOARD MEMBER Bob Williams
SECRETARY Casi Runnells
BOARD MEMBER Don Noland

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,589,821 13 grants
Human & Social Services
$100,000 2 grants
International Aid & Development
$11,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$272,385 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $3.3M $19.2M
2024 $3.3M $2.8M $18.0M
2023 $3.8M $2.3M $17.6M
2022 $3.2M $4.9M $15.6M
2021 $4.2M $2.3M $8.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.2M to $3.5M (-18%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.2M.

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